The Nutcracker

ballet in three acts Tickets for the performance may be acquired at the the historic stage of Mariinsky Theatre box-offices

Performance by the Leonid Yakobson Ballet Theatre

Performers

Soloists of the Leonid Yakobson Ballet Theatre

Credits

Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Choreography by Vasily Vainonen Libretto by Marius Petipa based on the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann, edited by Vasily Vainonen Scenography and Costume Design by Ekaterina Rapai

Running time 2 hours 45 minutes The performance has two intervals

Established in 1969 by Leonid Veniaminovich Yakobson, the St Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theatre rightly bears the name of its founder and carefully preserves the traditions he laid down. Today the company is developing several trends in its repertoire – the classics, Leonid Yakobson’s own works and productions by contemporary Russian choreographers. The theatre’s work has received a special prize from the Golden Mask festival jury (for the production The Wedding Cortege), St Petersburg’s highest theatre prize the Golden Sofit and the Taglioni Prize, established in 2014 by the Vladimir Malakhov Foundation (for the programme Classical Miniatures by Leonid Yakobson). The company performs at various theatres in St Petersburg, appears at major international festivals and performs in towns and cities throughout Russia, France, Italy, Spain, the USA, Canada, Japan, China, Mexico, Finland, Croatia, Switzerland, Belarus and Estonia.

This highlighting is being used in accordance with Federal Law N139-FZ dated 28 July 2012 “On the introduction of changes to the Federal Law ‘On the protection of children from information that may be harmful to their health and development’ and other legislative acts of the Russian Federation.”